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micro sculptor is in dc today to be honored at washington's annual gayla. creates tiny sculptures in the eye of a needle. he works under a micro scope and uses a huge an eyelash to paint the sculptures. >> it's her magesty's crown. >> sometimes he uses gold. grains of sand. it's amazing. >> incredible. he said he can hallow out a human hair. >> all right. >> there's your 7 da
micro sculptor is in dc today to be honored at washington's annual gayla. creates tiny sculptures in the eye of a needle. he works under a micro scope and uses a huge an eyelash to paint the sculptures. >> it's her magesty's crown. >> sometimes he uses gold. grains of sand. it's amazing. >> incredible. he said he can hallow out a human hair. >> all right. >> there's your 7 da
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temperature, 46 degrees right now in washington. 45 dulles. 44bwi marshall. highs today back into the mid- to upper 50s. 57 in town. 50s in the mountains. winchester, in the mid-50s, 54, lots of sunshine, less wind. if you like today, you'll love the weekend forecast. i'll have a that in a couple of minutes. back to you. >>> thank you, sir. >> we have an update on breaking news we've been following in the district. >> early morning robbery that began near dupont circle and ended with shots fired as both victims and suspects moved closer to the white house. wisdom martin is on the story. wisdom? >> reporter: tony and allison, there are a couple of different scenes involved. we know police are still looking for four suspects who were involved in an attempted robbery. we have some video of the initial scene from this incident. we're told by police this attempted robbery started near 18th in the middle of the block on jefferson place. the victims were in a black porsche suv. after this attempted robbery at that location, they started pursuing the suspect in the d
temperature, 46 degrees right now in washington. 45 dulles. 44bwi marshall. highs today back into the mid- to upper 50s. 57 in town. 50s in the mountains. winchester, in the mid-50s, 54, lots of sunshine, less wind. if you like today, you'll love the weekend forecast. i'll have a that in a couple of minutes. back to you. >>> thank you, sir. >> we have an update on breaking news we've been following in the district. >> early morning robbery that began near dupont circle and...
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and temperatures right now in washington, 42 degrees. cold air. new york this morning 35 degrees and 35 in boston as well. very chilly temperatures out there. looking at the satellite radar, i can show you the storm system around here. we're done with it. we did have a few showers and snowflakes during the nighttime hours. those are out of here. pushing off to the north and east. very impressive sight. i think i mentioned 4 inches at jfk. newark 6 inches. so our trend will be more sunshine. cool temperatures and a breeze this afternoon with highs in the low 50s. there's your warming trend for the end of the weekend. by sunday and monday, mid 60s around here. that's closer to where we should be. average daytime high is in the low 60s. haven't done that all month. and looks like we'll get that warmup we've been looking for by the end of the weekend here. >>> that's a look at weather more coming up in a minute. let's do some traffic. >> all right. leaving you with big delays right now for those continuing along 95 and 295 southbound. coming southboun
and temperatures right now in washington, 42 degrees. cold air. new york this morning 35 degrees and 35 in boston as well. very chilly temperatures out there. looking at the satellite radar, i can show you the storm system around here. we're done with it. we did have a few showers and snowflakes during the nighttime hours. those are out of here. pushing off to the north and east. very impressive sight. i think i mentioned 4 inches at jfk. newark 6 inches. so our trend will be more sunshine....
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and joining us live is washington d.c. fashion editor liz who writes a daily web site called so much to smile about which i love. >> thank you. >> and your blog looks at the latest in dc. and we're not known for being this fashion al place. >> right. that's absolutely changing and it's exciting to see that. >> i love that. one web site said there's a triple fashion threat from the white house. talk about what's going on at the white house with regard to style. >> yeah. michelle obama has been in the fashion spotlight for some time now. but with president obama serving another four years and the first daughters are a little bit older, we're definitely going to see more of what they are wearing and paying attention to the designers. >> it's funny because this is election night and this is the family on stage here. and i must say, i love those outfits those girls have on. and i did take notice. >> sasha wore a gorgeous skirt. but they are known for wearing more affordable pieces. and that skirt she wore on election night was
and joining us live is washington d.c. fashion editor liz who writes a daily web site called so much to smile about which i love. >> thank you. >> and your blog looks at the latest in dc. and we're not known for being this fashion al place. >> right. that's absolutely changing and it's exciting to see that. >> i love that. one web site said there's a triple fashion threat from the white house. talk about what's going on at the white house with regard to style. >>...
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a degree or two cooler. 68 in washington. 69 and mid 60 s north and west. a nice looking day temperature wise. more clouds than yesterday. >> we'll take it. >> let's check in with julie and get the latest on traffic. >> on time traffic brought to you by toyota. >> all right. we are busy clearing out an accident which occurred on the westbound side at georgia avenue. starting to see some traffic get by. for a while this intersection was shut down. traffic is able to move once again. this happens to be the hot spot for the morning drive. it's been quiet out here on the roads. hov restrictions have been lifted. and staying true to form. no problems on 395 headed from the pentagon across the bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> big story we're following this hour. officials say it was an e-mail that triggered an investigation into david patraeus and his biografher. >> may have had access to confidential information. melanie is live this morning with the latest. >> some close to him are saying they felt she had inappropriate access to the gen
a degree or two cooler. 68 in washington. 69 and mid 60 s north and west. a nice looking day temperature wise. more clouds than yesterday. >> we'll take it. >> let's check in with julie and get the latest on traffic. >> on time traffic brought to you by toyota. >> all right. we are busy clearing out an accident which occurred on the westbound side at georgia avenue. starting to see some traffic get by. for a while this intersection was shut down. traffic is able to move...
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another day, another honor for the washington nationals. tell you all about that still ahead in sports. >> first, the tree lighting line up. what celebrities will be out celebrating the season. time is 8:12. we'll be right back. back. [ knocking ] oh, no, i got to go. oh, can you make that to go? these days, nobody has time to get sick. but minuteclinic makes it easy to get well. our nurse practitioners can diagnose and write prescriptions for everything from strep throat to sinus infections with no appointment necessary, so you can feel better in no time. you guys want to go to the park? yeah! yeah! minuteclinic, the medical clinic in cvs/pharmacy. accepts united healthcare benefit plans. find a clinic near you at minuteclinic.com. >>> the kick off to the busy holiday travel season is a few days away. >> appears travellers will have more company this year. aaa expects 46.6 million travellers. that's up less than 1% over last year. 39 million of them will go by car. the cost of thanksgiving trip is expected to dr
another day, another honor for the washington nationals. tell you all about that still ahead in sports. >> first, the tree lighting line up. what celebrities will be out celebrating the season. time is 8:12. we'll be right back. back. [ knocking ] oh, no, i got to go. oh, can you make that to go? these days, nobody has time to get sick. but minuteclinic makes it easy to get well. our nurse practitioners can diagnose and write prescriptions for everything from...
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they did a little piece on local washington with their animals. and kind enough to have me and my two puppies in there. and this is little video of behind the scenes of our promotion's guy came and shot all that it takes. there were there for two hours. the end result is a picture you can see on page 175 on the current washingtonian. it's cool. they ended with the one picture. i didn't have that yellow sweater on. i don't show my arms. yeah. i don't know we can see it. you'll have to get the magazine. >> there you go. >> see the finished product. >> very nice. >> yay. thank you. >> tucker . >> took the dog for a walk. cool today. 50 degrees. election day looks fine
they did a little piece on local washington with their animals. and kind enough to have me and my two puppies in there. and this is little video of behind the scenes of our promotion's guy came and shot all that it takes. there were there for two hours. the end result is a picture you can see on page 175 on the current washingtonian. it's cool. they ended with the one picture. i didn't have that yellow sweater on. i don't show my arms. yeah. i don't know we can see it. you'll have to get the...
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george allen is the last thing we need in washington. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> these are live pictures from staten island in new york, where you can see flood waters, homes that have been completely destroyed. the story coming out of new york and new jersey is just heart breaking. there are still millions of people without power. some have no water. many stranded in their homes and or communities. i was seeing on the news last night, some of the folks on staten island, until yesterday had not seen any relief efforts in their area. it is a tough situation up there. >> heart breaking is an appropriate word for it. >> it really is. >> it's heart breaking. >> one of the bigger challenges now without the electricity, temperatures have gotten cold. cold here overnight. 30s and low 40s there the next couple of mornings. got to make sure they have shelter. >> right. and let's not forget our neighbors, west virginia neighbors -- >> dealing with a tough situation
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getting better and better. 44 now in washington. temperatures jump 4 degrees in the past hour. 41 at dulles and bwi marshall. here is your friday forecast. it's friday, sunshine, less wind. and should feel nice. mid- to upper 50s the daytime highs. weekend looks great. all the details on a forecast that will see temperatures near 70 in a couple of minutes. >> nice. >> let's go to julie wright, find out what's happening with traffic. >> we've had our hands full this morning. couple of things happening downtown. we'll get to that in a second. now, eastbound along 32, approaching 295, had the crash allowing traffic to squeeze by to the right using the shoulder only. expect tie ups now. 95 not too busy. lanes open continuing south to the capital beltway. inner loop below speed new hampshire to route 1. slow headed to the 3rd street tunnel. inbound off route 50, slow towards new york avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> thanks, julie. we've been following breaking news today. early morning armed robbery. >> this sta
getting better and better. 44 now in washington. temperatures jump 4 degrees in the past hour. 41 at dulles and bwi marshall. here is your friday forecast. it's friday, sunshine, less wind. and should feel nice. mid- to upper 50s the daytime highs. weekend looks great. all the details on a forecast that will see temperatures near 70 in a couple of minutes. >> nice. >> let's go to julie wright, find out what's happening with traffic. >> we've had our hands full this morning....
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the "washington post" reports carwile and black were supposed to hand alexis over to social services yesterday afternoon in virginia, but instead they abducted the girl from a home on lower liberty road. the two arnow in custody facing abduction charges. tony? >>> also this morning a bowie state university student accused of murdering her roommate is found not guilty. the jury acquitted alexis simpson. she pled self-defense. simpson said she complained to university officials about frazier several times before the incident. >>> this man is accused of assaulting a 17-year-old girl in a woman's bathroom. it happened about a week ago at the thomas jefferson library in falls church. the girl screamed and the man took off. if you know who this is, fairfax county police are asking you come forward. >>> while we are on traffic watch in virginia -- >> it's been five years in the works. the 495 express lane set to open tomorrow. fox5's sherri ly is live in tysons corner with everything you need to know. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tony, good morning allison. i don't have to tell
the "washington post" reports carwile and black were supposed to hand alexis over to social services yesterday afternoon in virginia, but instead they abducted the girl from a home on lower liberty road. the two arnow in custody facing abduction charges. tony? >>> also this morning a bowie state university student accused of murdering her roommate is found not guilty. the jury acquitted alexis simpson. she pled self-defense. simpson said she complained to university officials...
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a former washington mystics player is facing assault charges. atlanta police say holdsclaw shot into an ex-girlfriend's car tuesday after using a bat to break the windows. no one was hurt of the holdsclaw and the alleged victim, 29-year-old jennifer lacy, were teammates with the atlanta dream in 2009. lacy currently plays for the tulsa shock. >>> prince george's police have issued a silver alert. a 90-year-old was last seen wednesday afternoon at 2:00 leaving her home on eastern avenue. she was driving a gray 2005 toyota with maryland tags 763bfa. she is in need of medication for high blood pressure, diabetes. if you have information in this case, you're asked to call prince george's county police. >>> in ecuador, some are taking the american democratic party to the extreme by getting a donkey on the ballot. the presidential election there is in february, but the deadline to get mr. donkey on the ballot was thursday. the group tried to register his name. they even dressed the donkey in a tie for the event. but they were turned away from the elec
a former washington mystics player is facing assault charges. atlanta police say holdsclaw shot into an ex-girlfriend's car tuesday after using a bat to break the windows. no one was hurt of the holdsclaw and the alleged victim, 29-year-old jennifer lacy, were teammates with the atlanta dream in 2009. lacy currently plays for the tulsa shock. >>> prince george's police have issued a silver alert. a 90-year-old was last seen wednesday afternoon at 2:00 leaving her home on eastern...
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here we go. -- 42 right now in washington. 32 in frederick. we are 31 in hagerstown. 30 the winning number in winchester. good morning to you. 30 in martinsburg as well. and low 40s here to the south. quantico, 43. 42 in fredericksburg. looking at the radar, couple of showers south and east of the city. southern maryland, st. mary's city may be getting a shower and across the bay over towards oxford and as you get up towards cambridge, a light sprinkle. all this pushing off to the north and east with a weak little upper level disturbance that has been coming through. notice the trend here is to pull the clouds up toward philadelphia and new york and we've got clear skies out to the west. if you look out the window here shortly you will see us quickly transition here from some cloud cover to mostly sunny conditions as the sun gets up. it should be a beautiful day. high pressure will build in here and deliver a nice couple of days. at the surface, high pressure will keep things nice and quiet. we'll be a little cool with our winds out of the nor
here we go. -- 42 right now in washington. 32 in frederick. we are 31 in hagerstown. 30 the winning number in winchester. good morning to you. 30 in martinsburg as well. and low 40s here to the south. quantico, 43. 42 in fredericksburg. looking at the radar, couple of showers south and east of the city. southern maryland, st. mary's city may be getting a shower and across the bay over towards oxford and as you get up towards cambridge, a light sprinkle. all this pushing off to the north and...
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i tried. 43 in washington. 23 in columbus. never got the poetry . >> it can be nice. >> like haiku. >>> let's take a look at the surface map. high pressure off to our north. this is going to keep us dry but we are going to do cloud cover down in the carolinas. this is going to continue to pressinto the area later today and tonight. and as it does so, it will have a tendency to give us more sunshine for fry into the weekend. that is generally good news. a nice weekend around here. saturday and sunday now look dry. it will be cool as our winds will still be out of the north. it will be dry for the weekend. 50 today. more clouds and sun . and right now friday, saturday look great. at least we'll be dry. >> the weekend has improved a bit. >> and right now if you are taking a peak at next thursday, mid 50s probably with sunshine. >> thanks, tuck. >> let's go to julie. the latest on this morning's traffic. >> busy commute out here on the roads but with better news. the inner loop of the beltway slow moving with that earlier crash we
i tried. 43 in washington. 23 in columbus. never got the poetry . >> it can be nice. >> like haiku. >>> let's take a look at the surface map. high pressure off to our north. this is going to keep us dry but we are going to do cloud cover down in the carolinas. this is going to continue to pressinto the area later today and tonight. and as it does so, it will have a tendency to give us more sunshine for fry into the weekend. that is generally good news. a nice weekend around...
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better you than me. 42 in washington. 45 annapolis. big dip in the jet stream, that in the wake of the remnants of sandy. the chill will be on this weekend as well. plenty of sunshine around here. temperatures for the next couple of days won't get out of the 50s during the day. and 30s and low 40s at night. sandy's remnants moving out. still clouds today. partly sunny today. let's get upstream. probably heard about this storm for next week. another coastal storm next week. how close will it track to the eastern seaboard, how strong will it be, we don't have the answers yet. it does look more likely we'll have a rain event. i think the timing second half of tuesday. and not as strong as sandy. >> primarily a rain event? >> rain event. and winter weather to the west if it gets cold enough. there's your accu weather seven- day. should be a nice weekend, though cool. dealing with the storm looks like late tuesday, early wednesday. >> little fresh to talk about any sort of storm. >> i understand. >>> let's find out what's happening on the r
better you than me. 42 in washington. 45 annapolis. big dip in the jet stream, that in the wake of the remnants of sandy. the chill will be on this weekend as well. plenty of sunshine around here. temperatures for the next couple of days won't get out of the 50s during the day. and 30s and low 40s at night. sandy's remnants moving out. still clouds today. partly sunny today. let's get upstream. probably heard about this storm for next week. another coastal storm next week. how close will it...
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the ship will be scrapped in washington state. coming up, well deserved bragging rights at a local hospital involving maryland's best marching bands. >> the last day before the polls open. a closer look at where the race for the white house stands this morning. >> as we head to the break, here's a live look outside. the latest traffic and the latest weather from julie and tucker in a little bit. right now 7:27. stay with us. hey! hey, baby. [ starts car ] were you eating smoked sausage in here? no! no. could have gotten me one. i did. try the unmistakable flavor of dunkin' donuts' smoked sausage breakfast sandwich. it's deliciously irresistible. hurry in today. the smoked sausage breakfast sandwich is only at dunkin' donuts for a limited time. grab one today. >>> the quints orchard marching band plays their way to the top. they were crowned the winners of the maryland state championship this weekend earning the high score for best visual, best affect and best percussion. this is the third win for the band taking the prize in 2004
the ship will be scrapped in washington state. coming up, well deserved bragging rights at a local hospital involving maryland's best marching bands. >> the last day before the polls open. a closer look at where the race for the white house stands this morning. >> as we head to the break, here's a live look outside. the latest traffic and the latest weather from julie and tucker in a little bit. right now 7:27. stay with us. hey! hey, baby. [ starts car ] were you eating smoked...
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not here and washington but just north and east. a winter weather advisory where they are expecting accumulations of about an inch of snow. there's your planner, high temperatures, you are looking at them. 40 degrees. the winds are going to pick up in the wake of the system and a little snow and rain around here by 5:00 p.m. more details on the storm coming up. let's do traffic and get the latest from julie wright. >> right now no problems reported off of 66. traffic volume heavy and slow towards 28. and traffic volume slowing here at fair oaks eastbound at 123. all of the lanes are open. had a little hiccup reports on the beltway. traffic remains heavy and slow. lanes are open both south on 95 to 290. accident active still in play. still tying up the two right lines. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> america has decided. and president bar back obama wins a second term in office as our nation's president. and the popular vote the president leads romney by 2.3 million votes. >> take a look at the electoral map. preside
not here and washington but just north and east. a winter weather advisory where they are expecting accumulations of about an inch of snow. there's your planner, high temperatures, you are looking at them. 40 degrees. the winds are going to pick up in the wake of the system and a little snow and rain around here by 5:00 p.m. more details on the storm coming up. let's do traffic and get the latest from julie wright. >> right now no problems reported off of 66. traffic volume heavy and slow...
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heavy slow and steady trying to work your way to southeast washington. inbound 50 traffic now starting to slow columbia park road out of cheverly. inner loop of the beltway starting to slow as you approach old georgetown road. we have accident activity reported there. southbound along 270, lanes are open but the pace is slowing out of german up two headed south to 124. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. traffic. -- slowing out of germantown headed south to 124. >>> a ribbon cutting ceremony will take place today for the 459 express lanes but drivers will have to wait a few more days. the lanes officially open on saturday. for all of the information on how the new lanes will work, just be sure to log onto our web site, myfoxdc.com and search express lanes. there you will find a full guide from fox 5's melanie alnwick explaining the best way to use those lanes. >>> we are also monitoring metro's holiday delays. federal workers had the day off for rhett vans day but many people still had to go to work. metro though was operating on a saturday sch
heavy slow and steady trying to work your way to southeast washington. inbound 50 traffic now starting to slow columbia park road out of cheverly. inner loop of the beltway starting to slow as you approach old georgetown road. we have accident activity reported there. southbound along 270, lanes are open but the pace is slowing out of german up two headed south to 124. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. traffic. -- slowing out of germantown headed south to 124. >>> a ribbon...
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all right. 41 right now in washington. no need to panic here. no need to run out and get toilet paper and milk. not going to be a major deal. it feels cold enough for winter weather. 37 in manassas and in culpeper. look the our storm system, starting to take shape. it will be intensifying throughout the day today. you can see the rain showers now reaching the ground here. pretty good storm surge and beach erosion. unfortunately, more problems from the lower eastern shore right up into new jersey and new york as the system lifts north. as the storm develops later this afternoon, some of the rain showers will be thrown back towards the washington area along with enough cold air in the upper atmosphere here up into pennsylvania that we could see the rain transition over to some snow here. and with temperatures only about 40 or so, it is possible that we could see some of of the area get covered in a light -- maybe the grassy areas get a light accumulation here. off to the north and east, that is where the best chances are for accumulating snow. not
all right. 41 right now in washington. no need to panic here. no need to run out and get toilet paper and milk. not going to be a major deal. it feels cold enough for winter weather. 37 in manassas and in culpeper. look the our storm system, starting to take shape. it will be intensifying throughout the day today. you can see the rain showers now reaching the ground here. pretty good storm surge and beach erosion. unfortunately, more problems from the lower eastern shore right up into new...
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it won't be that bad. 50 in washington. 53 this morning in annapolis. we were cool overnight but not terribly cold. the last week or two, we've gotten up with temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s. baltimore, 39 degrees. i mentioned the mild temperatures. yesterday, 71. won't quite get to 70 today. we'll get a bit of a bros here out of the south later this afternoon up ahead of our front. stoush start your day. get out an enjoy it right now. shortly, the clouds will move in and it will be a mostly cloudy afternoon. -- we'll get a bit of a breeze here out of the south later this afternoon up ahead of our front. sunshine to start your day. rain will move in and should stick around and linger for the morning commute tomorrow and quickly push off the coast. the good news is where with the front moving so fast, i think by tomorrow afternoon we'll get sunshine back in the forecast along with cooler air, much cooler air. here is a number to look at at futurecast. notice the rain showers just starting to move in here at midnight tonight. they will be with u
it won't be that bad. 50 in washington. 53 this morning in annapolis. we were cool overnight but not terribly cold. the last week or two, we've gotten up with temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s. baltimore, 39 degrees. i mentioned the mild temperatures. yesterday, 71. won't quite get to 70 today. we'll get a bit of a bros here out of the south later this afternoon up ahead of our front. stoush start your day. get out an enjoy it right now. shortly, the clouds will move in and it will be a...